HAWKEN is a multiplayer first person shooter for PC that places you inside a mechanized war machine on the battlefield of a dystopian world called Illal. With strategic, fast-paced gameplay, HAWKEN features incredible alien landscapes, customizable and upgradable mechs, and dynamic experiences across multiple competitive game modes.

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What the developers have to say:

“We are extremely happy to now offer HAWKEN as an Early Access title on Steam! We've been working hard fixing bugs, addressing feedback from the community and polishing up our design as we push forward towards our final release. HAWKEN is in the very final stages of BETA so you may notice a few bugs but we're ready for an expanded audience to try the game and have fun! HAWKEN is Free to Play so don't be shy about giving the game a try or recruiting your friends and family!

Please note that a pilot account is required to play HAWKEN. Use the following address to create a pilot account and you will be playing in no time at all: http://www.playhawken.com/enlist

We currently have 2 bundles available for purchase which offer players great game content at great discounts. We have a new lower price on the Prosk Starter Bundle and just launched the Mercenary Bundle which saves you an approximate 60% off the cost of purchasing each item individually!

If you were a player of HAWKEN previous to our presence on Steam please note that we are no longer be using our own launcher for the game but instead will be using Steam as a sole content delivery method. As a result we recommend that players uninstall any previous versions of the game before downloading the game here to avoid any potential conflicts. All your progress is stored remotely so you won't have to worry about losing anything!

We're excited to now bring HAWKEN to even more players and look forward to seeing you on the battlefield!”

Key Features

Fast Mech Gameplay:War is a Machine. Pilot hulking death machines and use massive weaponry to destroy your foes.

18 Unique Mechs: Determine your method of mass destruction. Choose from 18 unique classes including the lightweight assassin like Reaper, the medium blitz mode Raider and the heavy tank-like Incinerator. Each mech is unique with their own special abilities, stats and weapon loadouts.

6 Game Modes: Play cooperatively or competitively in the 6 game modes available. Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, Missile Assault, Siege, Co-Op Bot Destruction and Co-Op TDM.

Loadout Customization: Customize your playstyle with a wide array of internals that offer passive improvements, as well as offensive, defensive and functional items. There's also a plethora of cosmetic enhancements to truly personalize your mech.

Variety of Items: Use the right tool for the job. Deploy a hologram to fool enemy mechs, use an EMP to shutdown their core systems and then launch a high explosive grenade or detonator for their fiery demise. Choose from 12 unique items which offer a variety of gameplay.

Enhanced NVIDIA PhysX: Take your battle experience to the next level with the latest in NVIDIA’s PhysX technology. Explosion and particle effects are incredibly more detailed to provide the optimal visual experience of mech warfare.

Oculus Rift Support: Fully immerse yourself in mech battles with gameplay support for the Oculus Rift.

About This Game

HAWKEN is a multiplayer first person shooter for PC that places you inside a mechanized war machine on the battlefield of a dystopian world called Illal. With strategic, fast-paced gameplay, HAWKEN features incredible alien landscapes, customizable and upgradable mechs, and dynamic experiences across multiple competitive game modes.

HAWKEN features 6 game modes: Team Deathmatch, Co-Op Bot Destruction, Missile Assault, Siege, Deathmatch and Co-Op TDM. Each mode offers a unique gameplay experience that requires a different approach and hones a separate set of skills.

Team DeathmatchTwo teams of six group together and battle as a team in a race to 40 kills. Fighting as a group and knowing when to play defensively is essential to survival.

Co-Op Bot DestructionTeam up with three other pilots for 25 waves of increasingly intense encounters against computer controlled mechs and attack drones. Every fifth wave is led by one or more elite boss mechs that can’t be defeated alone. Move as a group, plan your attack, and spend your resources wisely to eek out a victory against all odds. Co-Op Bot Destruction is currently available on the Facility and Front Line maps, each featuring a unique set of enemies.

Missile AssaultSplit your team of six into groups and compete over three missile silos spread across the map. Capture a silo and maintain control over it to launch missiles against the enemy team’s base ship. Control all three missile silos to do bonus damage and end the battle even sooner. Flexibility and effective use of items are the key to destroying the enemy base before they destroy yours.

SiegeCollect EU from two energy sources in neutral territory and return them to base to launch an attack ship at the enemy base. Fight for control over the Anti Aircraft battery in the center of the map to keep your ship from being shot down before it reaches and destroys the enemy base. There is no time limit in Siege, but every ship you launch is more powerful than the last.

DeathmatchWatch your radar and be careful not to expose yourself until you have the advantage in an intense free-for-all battle. The player with the highest score after 10 minutes wins.

Co-Op TDMTeam up with 5 other pilots for online TDM against computer controlled mechs. If you want to jump into a match and have some fun without concerning yourself with human opponents, then this is the mode for you!

HAWKEN features a wide range of customization options that allow you to craft a unique look and equipment loadout that other players will remember.

CosmeticStrike fear in your enemies and confidence in your allies with unique trim colors & paint patterns, chassis parts, thrusters, and repair drones. Taunt defeated opponents and make your teammates laugh with comic mech emotes and deployable hologram generators. Make yourself at home in your mech by using cockpit decorations, custom HUD colors and different combinations of primary and secondary reticles!

PracticalCustomize your play style and abilities with passive internals and deployable items. Internals take one to three of six available internal slots and range in effect from giving your mech a unique ability, such as dashing or doing a 180 spin in mid-air, to temporarily boosting damage or healing each time you gain a kill or assist. Items can serve as an additional weapon (e.g. EMPs, Grenades), a deployable piece of equipment that helps you and your teammates (e.g. Portable Scanner, Shield) or one that disrupts your enemies (e.g. Machine Gun or Rocket Turret, Radar Scrambler). Select a loadout that matches your play style to defeat your enemies quickly, support your team, or control tactically important areas of the map.

Game Guide

HAWKEN offers pilots numerous mechs in three different weight classes that fill a variety of distinct roles on the battlefield. Find the mechs that match your play style and study the strengths and weaknesses of enemy mechs in our comprehensive mech guide.
http://www.playhawken.com/game-guide/mechs

HAWKEN has numerous maps to explore. But you can’t always enjoy the scenery--or get your bearings--while boosting away from enemies. Our Map Guide includes interactive maps showing major points of interest for every game mode on every map, plus lore, screenshots, gameplay tips, and more.
http://www.playhawken.com/game-guide/maps

Every mech starts with one primary weapon. You can purchase two additional primary weapons in the garage. You can purchase the alternate primary weapon at mech rank 3 and the prestige weapon at mech rank 5. You can swap your primary weapon in the Garage or in the Staging Area before a match or between respawns. Each mech only has one secondary weapon. They cannot be switched out for alternatives like primary weapons. However, all secondary weapons possess a special ability that provides additional functionality. Use the middle mouse button to activate that ability.
http://www.playhawken.com/game-guide/weapons

HAWKEN lets you change your equipment to customize and upgrade your mechs. You can equip a variety of useful items and deploy them in battle to gain an edge over your opponents.
http://www.playhawken.com/game-guide/items

HOWEVER: Hawken's Dev team is pretty much completely disbanded. You won't get any form of support, updates, etc. from the dev team because the dev team no longer exists. Ingame purchases with the premium currency also won't really work.

HOWEVER: Despite being unoffically dead, the community is still active, the game is balanced and fun, and its good enough that you can continue playing it. The "EPIC MANUEVER" feeling of tricking someone into attacking a hologram, then going up behind them and letting loose with a rifle is more then enough to keep you playing. Not only that, but the game's F2P model allows you to actually unlock everything related to gameplay (IE, not cosmetics) simply by playing the game. You can unlock all the mechs with the non-premium ingame currency.

The general statement: Yes, its dead. Yes, you won't get any support from the Devs. However, it's still active, and its still fun.

I recommend this game because its teamplay meta and customisation alows each different type of play to be fluid, etc but i have the feeling that developers have left it behind or!!! .. (and I hope for it) they take time to make it a more ''official'' game with more marketing or whatever.. a game that good, I can just expect the best for it,I cant believe its really have been left behind..

play !!! but dont pay money until the admin\devlopper are backDO NOT FORGET YOUR PASSWORD....!!!!!!!!

Despite no longer being supported by the devs, this game is very fun. I love the fast-paced combat of the mechs, rockets and bullets flying everywhere, and its a great looking game. I've never played a game like HAWKEN but after playing it for a bit, I can say that I really enjoy it. This game could definitely use more players, and I'm sure there are plenty of people out there who would enjoy playing it. Much of the small community that HAWKEN currently has, that I have seen so far, is also friendly and show good sportsmanship. I definitely recommend this game to anyone who'd like to experience fast-paced violence from inside a mech. Give it a try, it's free!

this game is in hiatus during litigation and resolution of ownership and transfer of rights. the devs didn't "abandon" it, their jobs evaporated out from under them. the company technically no longer exists. when/if it emerges from the legal processes ongoing, no one knows if it will be looted or rebooted. DO NOT buy MC codes from anyone--no one is there to maintain the accounting software. it's gone. nothing can be redeemed. period.TL/DR: it's free. spend no money. play it and enjoy it just because it's amazing and fun.

Hawken was good, actually rather brilliant. I stopped playing for a while, then I jumped back on to find that the community of this game had gone downhill and I wondered why. I then found out that developers of hawken have abandoned this game. Such a shame because it was good.

Pros:- Amazing graphics- good gameplay- you can usually find a server- balanced

Cons:- The developers have abandonned this game- Password reset still very broken- Current as of 2/9/15 if you lose your password you cannot get it back unless you contact customer support to send password reset to you manually- There is no customer support on the official website

I truly think this game had alot of potential however because of the developers abandoning it there has been very small updates and not much change.. Since there's no customer support if you lose your password like I did you have to make a completely new account which means all your hours on your old account were wasted.

This once glorious game is now dead developer wise. And while the community is alive and kicking, the online forums have gone offline, and the game servers could go at any time .R.I.P. Hawken, you badass MoFo of a game. You'll always have a strong place in our hearts.... 10/10 for nostalgia that'll last for a lifetime...

I love this game soooooooooooooo much. But when i started playing after a couple months, I find out the devs left the game to rot. And i am so sad about this. After a couple days of playing I see that I want the mech the incinerator. So the next day I got some money and the mech is gone. I was so mad because i was saving up for that mech and then i find it gone. I was mad. Like really mad. I dont recomend this game anymore because the devs left it to rot with a bunch of bugs that needed fixing. I give it a 2 star rating because its a really good game with a bunch of awards and they just left it to rot. THIS IS NOT COOL DEVS,AT LEAST LET US KNOW YOUR ABANDONING THE GAME.

Lets be realistic here this game is a free version of Titanfall in the way of the mecanoids but eccept that you cant get out of them. Its a good game but the thing that lets it down is the Pay To Win (PTW) side of the whole thing.

So in a nut shell its a good game legit more than PTW just becuase its like cheat codes on a game once you have them you can disable them yea but once you have them equiped its a whole different experience

This is a fun game that shows phenominal promise for an early acess peek.

The best part is its free-to-play setup is done RIGHT. I mean really, really right. It is a time and effort put in vs your own patience to unlock items early or grind and wait to get it the hard way. The special perks of paying is pay-only cosmetics. That's right, its not game-breaking weapons, or must-have items - it is looks, appearance and how you want to flavor it.

It has all the halmarks of a potentially great game in the process, and the only minor gripes against it are some pretty standard and stoic points that are emmidetly obvious. Its player base isn't massive, so the MM is dodgy. The gameplay is balanced well in the way it organizes it vs time spent, somewhat rushing matches but it kills the long waits - and even on the worst teams its easy to see how you can improve and turn the tide. The in-game mechanic even has a side-swapping portion if the game finds it really is imbalanced, giving the possibility of turning an unfair match into a fun one allowing players to swap to bring the game into a more balanced feel.

Out of it all, and to be honeest on about two hours of match gameplay - I have had just three bad matches out of a couple dozen. And I think that's pretty good.

I wish I could look forward to see how it works in the long haul, and to be honest - its a pretty solid and balanced mech game by the looks of it so far. It doesn't present or promise too much up front, and it delivers where it counts. A good game I could reccomend to anyone that could be into this kind of FPS game, especially the mech genre.

Again, the only regret is it seems it will never be completed. I would not reccomend putting money into it, but it is a good look for a good game done right.